Continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries during the Holy Month of Ramadan, the United Nations chief today landed in Somalia, where he underlined the need for international engagement to alleviate the country's dire humanitarian situation and aid with state-building efforts.
, because of the humanitarian difficulties the country is facing, massive humanitarian support in relation to the build-up of a security capacity of Somalia, and massive humanitarian support in stabilisation and development of the country,""Although Somalis make virtually no contribution to climate change, the Somalis are among the greatest victims. Nearly five million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity.
"And of course, rising prices make matters worse. So, I call on donors and I call on the international community to step up their support," he added. The UN chief made the comments at a joint press encounter with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Villa Somalia, the federal government's premises, soon after landing in Mogadishu. He last visited Somalia six years ago.
, support for the Somalis to solve the humanitarian drama that we can witness in a camp like this one.and to create a
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